Note:
These wrap plugs are not included with the card. 12R9314 (FC ECW0) is the only wrap
plug that can be purchased from IBM.
I/O bus architecture
PCIe3 x8
Slot requirement
For more information about slot priorities, maximums, and placement rules, see PCIe adapter
placement rules and slot priorities (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER9/
p9eab/p9eab_mtm_pciplacement.htm) and select the system that you are working on.
Voltage
3.3 V, 12 V
Form factor
Short, low-profile
Cables
SR SFP+ Copper Twinax and Cat5 Ethernet cables
Operating system or partition requirements
If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new
feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching
devices. To check for operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following links:
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The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from Fix Central
(http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
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IBM Power Systems Prerequisites (https://www14.software.ibm.com/support/customercare/iprt/
home).
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IBM SSIC (System Storage Interoperation Center)(http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/
ssic/interoperability.wss).
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The latest version of the device driver or the IBM Power RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be
downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website (http://www14.software.ibm.com/
webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html).
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For more information on Linux support, see the Linux Alert website(www14.software.ibm.com/
webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/info/LinuxAlerts.html).
PCIe3 LP 2-Port 10 GbE NIC and RoCE SFP+ Copper Adapter (FC EL3X; CCIN
57BC)
Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EL3X adapter.
Overview
The PCIe3 2-Port 10 GbE NIC and RoCE SR adapter is a PCIe generation-3 (PCIe3), full-height, dual port,
10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter with a PCIe 3.0 host bus interface. The adapter provides two 10 Gb
SFP+ ports for copper twinax cabling. These cables also include copper transceivers. The adapter is a
converged network adapter supporting both NIC and IBTA RoCE standard. RoCE is Remote Direct
Memory Access (RDMA) over Converged Ethernet. Using RoCE, the adapter can support significantly
greater bandwidth with low latency and minimize CPU overhead by more efficiently using memory
access. This offloads the CPU from I/O networking tasks, improving performance and scalability.
Active Copper twinax cables up to 5 meter in length are supported such as provided by feature codes
EN01, EN02 or EN03. A copper transceiver is included with these cables. See “Cables” on page 115 for
details. Each 10 Gb port provides Ethernet connectivity with a nominal data rate of 10 Gbps (gigabits per
second). Figure 51 on page 114 shows the FC EL3X adapter.
The adapter provides the following features:
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The adapter is a PCIe3 NIC network convergence adapter.
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The adapter supports RoCE and NIC functions but not concurrently on same adapter.
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